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Virtues

Joyful Effort

Tenzin Norbu | Posted 03.19.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Virtues, Effort, Way of the Bodhisattva, Paramitas, Tibetan Buddhism, Prayer and Meditation, Buddhism and Joy, Meditation, Lojong Meditation, Healthy Living News
Tenzin Norbu

By being mindful of what you are thinking or doing and alert to whether it is non-virtuous and/or meaningless, you can learn to quickly recognize when you have fallen into the trap of acting non-virtuously out of habit and ignorance.

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Pride and Creativity

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 09.19.2012 | Science
Read More: Creativity, Perseverance, Virtues, Pride, Science News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

It seems like authentic pride, and its association with intrinsic motivation, is particularly conductive to creativity.

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Who, Or What, Are Angels?

Posted 11.15.2011 | Religion
Read More: Angels in Christianity, Thrones, Seraphim, Virtues, Dominions, Authorities, Angels, Cherubim, Archangels and Angel, Principalities, Religion News

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Angels are everywhere today---on lapel pins, magnetic dashboard figures, keepsake ornaments and in a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. B...

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Teaching Relationships

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Jenifer Fox, Relationshops, Character Strengths, Children Schools K-12 Education, Virtues, Strengths, Parenting, Teaching, Learning, Stregths Movement, Healthy Living News
Jenifer Fox

What do schools need to teach high school students? We are on the cusp of a great global educational change and the question we need to keep as...

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Next Economic Cycle: Virtuous or Vicious?

Bill Donius | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Virtues, Global Financial Crisis, Brain, Barack Obama, Talent, Economy, Business News
Bill Donius

As the recession continues and perhaps even deepens, it is difficult not to wonder about the next cycle. It appears that the economy will continue to ...

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Raising Moral Kids without Gods: Wisdom Commons

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Moral Development, Religion, Character Education, Universal Ethics, Wisdom Commons, Virtues, Parenting, Compassion, Healthy Living News
Valerie Tarico

Research shows us that healthy human children come into the world primed to become moral members of society, just like they come into the world primed to acquire language.

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